EP 2942950 A1 20151111 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE FROM A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE FROM A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
Title (de)
BILDERFASSUNGSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG VON EINER VIRTUELLEN UMGEBUNG
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE CAPTURE D'IMAGE D'UN ENVIRONNEMENT VIRTUEL
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201408158 A 20140508
Abstract (en)
A method of stereoscopic panoramic image capture of a virtual environment comprises the steps of pausing the state of a virtual environment being implemented by an application, and for each of a plurality of positions in the virtual environment, rendering in turn plural images collectively encompassing a panoramic view, capturing in turn each of the plural rendered images and capturing distance data describing the distance between a respective position in the virtual environment and surfaces in the virtual environment visible at that respective position; wherein the plural positions in the virtual environment form vertices of a bounding space within which left and right viewpoints of a stereoscopic image can be formed.
IPC 8 full level
H04N 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 30/26 (2020.01); H04N 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
A63F 13/25 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/49 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/63 (2014.09 - US); A63F 13/87 (2014.09 - US); G02B 27/017 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 30/26 (2020.01 - EP US); G02B 30/34 (2020.01 - EP US); G06T 15/10 (2013.01 - GB); G06T 15/40 (2013.01 - US); G06T 19/006 (2013.01 - GB US); H04N 5/2624 (2013.01 - GB); H04N 13/117 (2018.04 - GB); H04N 13/172 (2018.04 - GB); H04N 13/271 (2018.04 - GB); H04N 13/275 (2018.04 - EP GB US); H04N 13/282 (2018.04 - GB); H04N 13/344 (2018.04 - US); H04N 23/698 (2023.01 - EP GB US); H04N 23/951 (2023.01 - GB); A63F 2300/8082 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 2027/0134 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 5/265 (2013.01 - GB); H04N 13/122 (2018.04 - GB); H04N 13/156 (2018.04 - GB); H04N 13/279 (2018.04 - GB)
Citation (search report)
- [I] WO 0244808 A2 20020606 - RVC LLC [US], et al
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- [I] ANONYMOUS: "World's First Fully Spherical 3D 360 Video and Photo Gear | 360Heros | VR | Virtual Reality", 7 January 2014 (2014-01-07), XP055211243, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.360heros.com/2014/01/worlds-first-fully-spherical-3d-360-video-and-photo-gear/> [retrieved on 20150904]
- [XP] SUPERSINFULSILICON - SOFTWARE: "MaxVR | Apps | Oculus Share", 16 August 2014 (2014-08-16), XP055211197, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://share.oculus.com/app/maxvr> [retrieved on 20150904]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2942950 A1 20151111; EP 2942950 B1 20181205; GB 201408158 D0 20140625; GB 2526263 A 20151125; GB 2526263 B 20190206; US 2015321103 A1 20151112; US 9579574 B2 20170228
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 15164511 A 20150421; GB 201408158 A 20140508; US 201514704198 A 20150505